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What's Alive? (Rise and Shine) (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 1) Paperback – Illustrated, September 1, 1995

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Read and find out about what makes something alive, and what all living things need to stay healthy, in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book.

A person and a cat have something in common: You are both alive. People and plants and animals are all alive, but is a doll alive? Or your bike? How can you tell?

This is a clear and appealing science book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom. It's a Level 1 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores introductory concepts perfect for children in the primary grades. The 100+ titles in this leading nonfiction series are:

  • hands-on and visual
  • acclaimed and trusted
  • great for classrooms

Top 10 reasons to love LRFOs:

  • Entertain and educate at the same time
  • Have appealing, child-centered topics
  • Developmentally appropriate for emerging readers
  • Focused; answering questions instead of using survey approach
  • Employ engaging picture book quality illustrations
  • Use simple charts and graphics to improve visual literacy skills
  • Feature hands-on activities to engage young scientists
  • Meet national science education standards
  • Written/illustrated by award-winning authors/illustrators & vetted by an expert in the field
  • Over 130 titles in print, meeting a wide range of kids' scientific interests

Books in this series support the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards. Let's-Read-and-Find-Out is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series.

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  1. Reading age
    4 - 8 years
  2. Part of series
    Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 1
  3. Print length
    32 pages
  4. Language
    English
  5. Grade level
    Preschool - 3
  6. Lexile measure
    AD520L
  7. Dimensions
    10 x 0.07 x 8 inches
  8. Publisher
    HarperCollins
  9. Publication date
    September 1, 1995
  10. ISBN-10
    0064451321
  11. ISBN-13
    978-0064451321
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Are you like a cat?

You don't look like a cat. But you and a cat have something in common: You are both alive. People and plants and animals are all alive, but is a doll alive? Or your tricycle? How can you tell? Read and find out what makes something alive, and what all living things need to stay healthy.

About the Author

Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld is the award-winning author of more than ninety books for children. She has written several books in the Let’s Read And Find Out Science series, including: WHAT LIVES IN A SHELL?, an NSTA/CBC “Outstanding Science Trade Book” and winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s “Best Children’s Book” award; WHAT IS THE WORLD MADE OF?, a Children’s Book of the Month Club Main Selection; WHAT’S ALIVE?, also named an AAAS “Best Children’s Book”; HOW MOUNTAINS ARE MADE, an NSTA/CBC “Outstanding Science Trade Book,” DINOSAUR TRACKS, "a great choice for even the most discriminating dinophiles" (School Library Journal); and DINOSAURS BIG AND SMALL, winner of the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio “Best Book Award”

Kathleen was a children’s book editor for over ten years before becoming a full-time writer. When she is not reading, researching, writing, or editing she loves to spend her free time exploring, doing fieldwork, and preparing and curating fossils for her local natural history museums. She lives in Berkeley, CA.



Nadine Bernard Westcott has illustrated numerous books for children, including How to Grow a Picket Fence by Mary Louise Cuneo and two popular children's songs: There's a Hole in the Bucket and Over the River and Through the Wood. She has also illustrated another book in the Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science series: I Can Tell by Touching by Carolyn Otto. Ms Westcott lives on Nantucket Island in Massachusetts.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ HarperCollins; Illustrated edition (September 1, 1995)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0064451321
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0064451321
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 4 - 8 years
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ AD520L
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ Preschool - 3
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.7 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10 x 0.07 x 8 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 175 ratings

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Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld is the award-winning author of more than ninety books for children, including WHAT LIVES IN A SHELL?, an NSTA/CBC "Outstanding Science Trade Book for Children," and winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science's "Best Children's Book" award; WHAT IS THE WORLD MADE OF?, A Children's Book of the Month Club Main Selection; WHAT'S ALIVE?, also named an AAAS "Best Children's Book"; DINOSAUR TRACKS, "a great choice for even the most discriminating dinophiles" (School Library Journal); DINOSAURS BIG AND SMALL, winner of the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio "Best Book Award"; DINOSAUR PARENTS, DINOSAUR YOUNG, an ALA "Notable Book"; and SECRETS OF THE GARDEN, "a wonderfully informative and enjoyable journey through one family's backyard garden, from spring planting to fall harvest. Covering a dazzling array of topics, the author still manages to hold onto a story line that will draw readers in and allow them to experience both the good and the bad right along with narrator Alice. Sure to become a standard go-to for elementary teachers and gardeners alike, this is bound to spark some backyard explorations." (Kirkus)

Kathleen was a children's book editor for more than ten years before becoming a full-time writer. When she's not reading, researching, writing, or editing, Kathleen loves to spend her free time exploring, doing fieldwork, and preparing fossils for her local natural history museums.

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chicmommy14
5.0 out of 5 stars 3 yo Got It the First Time!
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This is a very nice book that explains what living things are and shows the similarities of animals and plants even though they don't "look" the same. My 3 yo has quickly grasped the idea of what's living and non living in the first 3 pages of the book and by the time we reached half of the book, she can pretty much tell what's living and non living in all of the things I've asked her to identify. Great book! (if you're taking advantage of the free shipping by the way, amazon will take advantage of the 10 day shipping period. Ours EXCEEDED 10 days! This book is just so nice so its well worth the wait!)
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Belen Kennedy
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book!
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My 2 1/2 year old daughter likes this book. So do I. I had to edit one page about death but it all makes since. I was surprised one day when she told someone that dogs need energy and she proceeded to tell them that they get energy from food, water and the sun. Blew me out of the water! Children are like sponges and they want to know how things work just like we do. These books are great at introducing the facts of life to young children and they can explain it better than I can.
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ZT
5.0 out of 5 stars Helpful book. Thank you to the author
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It is a good educational book and offers a "soft way" to explain a child this main concept of life. My daughter is four and a half; the book helped her to understand the difference between living and nonliving things. I ordered it after my father passed away to help her understand this change in our lives.
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Audrey
5.0 out of 5 stars Very useful
Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2006
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Living things eat, drink, sleep and grow - a simple explanation with examples that will appeal to most small children (e.g. cats, dogs, birds). Living things also die, and this is touched upon very briefly. I am always looking for books to assist me in homeschooling my 5 yr old son, and it's difficult to find educational books that don't bore or beat a topic into the ground. This was a satisfying choice.
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Danielle Robinson
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Intro to Living and Non-living science topic
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I teach special education and have found this a simple and concrete way to introduce the topic of living and non-living things. My students enjoyed the book and I would recommend it for teachers and parents.
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Whitney
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
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Great book
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DaveK
4.0 out of 5 stars A good introduction
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We bought this for our almost 3 year old and she likes it. Like one other reviewer, we "edited" the page about not alive (little bird that fell from a tree) but I think she gets the gist. The only thing that has been a problem is we read this for bed time so it's a little hard to work around the activity. It takes up a couple pages at the end of the book and doesn't really work in story format. But as a whole the book is a great introduction to what's alive and explains the basics so a 3 year old can follow along.
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Miranda
5.0 out of 5 stars Nice
Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2012
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I teach Kindergarden and think this book will be useful when teaching about plants. One lesson the kids have trouble with is living vs non living things.
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kevin vervier
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 20, 2021
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This book is perfect to explain my little one who is alive or not. Easy for her to understand.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
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Pavel V.
5.0 out of 5 stars The best of the best for the primary science studies
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It is a favourite book series for early science studies. We are homeschooling family. My girls are 5 and 9 y.o. They both read the books of this series with a pleasure. After reading they report us about what was the book about. This one greatly delivers the message about the alive and non-alive objects and creatures around us!
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4.0 out of 5 stars They are a great introduction to science for little children
Reviewed in Canada on February 5, 2016
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We have most of the Level 1 books. They are a great introduction to science for little children. The only reason these don't get five stars is because a slightly bigger font size would have made these books excellent.
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Suzanne lankester
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Science book for Early Childhood - very simple classification ...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 14, 2014
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Excellent Science book for Early Childhood - very simple classification of living and non-living Great early introduction book for Early Chilhood.
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